We slept in a little today then had a huge southern breakfast at a popular restaurant in town, The Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant & Grill. It is a large restaurant with several attached dining rooms that can easily handle a party of 17 (They did while we were waiting). It is also part of a large complex with separate buildings, including a winery, ice cream shop, country store, etc.
After breakfast we visited downtown Sevierville. The town
was formed in 1795 and is the county seat of Sevier County. They have a very impressive Court House/County
Government Center with a bell tower that rings on the hour and half hour. It is an old building
but very modern inside. Sevierville is
also the hometown of Dolly Parton and there is a statue of her on the courthouse
lawn. We also walked around the center
of town a little. Not much going on as the
main attraction seems to be the family oriented types of things along the
parkway.
Sevierville is the first town on the corridor down to The
Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The parkway passes through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg,
TN. The area is a popular tourist destination
with Dollywood, the Dolly Parton amusement park and activities center in Pigeon
Forge as the main attraction. It is a major tourist destination for regional
family vacations. There are all sorts of
other tourist attractions, businesses and restaurants along the parkway. Lots of traffic everywhere, even during the
week. I imagine it may be worse on
weekends. We avoided the Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Theater, the NASCAR Go Cart
Adventure, and the Pirate Experience (Pirates in Tennessee?). The Moonshine History Tour at a local distillery
looked interesting. Maybe the next time
we are here.
After picking up some needed medicine refills for Judy at the local
Walgreens, it was back to the RV for a light dinner. We are still recovering from our large breakfast.
Nashville tomorrow.
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